Justice, Power and Resistance is an international, peer-reviewed journal promoting critical analysis and connecting theory, politics and activism. Working towards social justice, state accountability and decarceration, the journal is primarily a vehicle to make accessible and advance challenging research and scholarship that can be utilised to critically inform contemporary debates and policies. Originally based within the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, the journal invites academics, practitioners and activists to think critically about the concepts of justice and power, and what the implications of these are for the lives of people most affected by social harms. Read more about Justice, Power and Resistance.
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Justice, Power and Resistance is an international, peer-reviewed journal promoting critical analysis and connecting theory, politics and activism. Working towards social justice, state accountability and decarceration, the journal is primarily a vehicle to make accessible and advance challenging research and scholarship that can be utilised to critically inform contemporary debates and policies. Originally based within the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, the journal invites academics, practitioners and activists to think critically about the concepts of justice and power, and what the implications of these are for the lives of people most affected by social harms. The focus on resistance is reflective of the endeavour to move this critical knowledge to social action, to harness ways that crimes and harms of the powerful in particular can be resisted, and to support wider understandings of how to mitigate penal expansionism and mitigate harms and violence.
The editors welcome theoretical, normative and empirical studies from interdisciplinary perspectives including sociology, zemiology, geography, law, history, criminology, penology, philosophy, social policy and social theory from scholars and activists. The journal is also committed to enhancing communication and collaboration across critical and radical networks. Consequently, it welcomes open submissions in the following forms:
The journal also publishes and welcomes ideas for themed special issues
The scope of the journal includes a range of topics including the critical analysis of social harms; theories of state power, authority and legitimacy; gendered and racialised violence; the politics of social control; class, poverty and marginalisation; the legacies of colonialism, neo-colonialism and post colonialism; penal policies and penal practices; harms of the powerful; criminalisation; comparative studies and internationalist standpoints; abolitionist perspectives, social movements engaged in direct struggles of resistance and contestation; interventionist strategies and radical alternatives promoting human rights, social justice and democratic accountability.
Our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion statement outlines the ways in which we seek to ensure that equity, diversity and inclusion are integral to all aspects of our publishing, and how we might encourage and drive positive change.
“This journal is an essential purchase, and will continue to bridge the gap between academics, practitioners and activists in a way not seen by academic journals.”
Craig Kelly, Birmingham City University, UK
"By interrogating the multi-dimensional problem of harm, this journal sheds much needed light on the scale and scope of power, and in the process, reinvigorates debates about the role of resistance in the reclamation of justice"
Bruce Arrigo, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA
“Justice, Power and Resistance will provide a vital space that brings together innovative empirical research, critical thought, and support for social action across the globe.”
Keir Irwin-Rogers, The Open University, UK
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All submissions should be made online via the Justice, Power and Resistance Editorial Manager website: https://www.editorialmanager.com/jprj/default1.aspx
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All submissions are first desk-reviewed by the editor(s) who will assess whether the manuscript fits the aims and scope as well as the quality standards of the journal. Papers that are selected to be sent out for review will be evaluated through double anonymous peer review by at least two referees. Justice, Power and Resistance aims to return the reviews along with an initial decision within two months of submission.
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Justice, Power and Resistance is published by Policy Press in association with the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control. Articles are considered for publication on the understanding that on acceptance the author(s) grant(s) Policy Press the exclusive right and licence to publish the article. Copyright remains with the author(s) or other original copyright owners and we will acknowledge this in the copyright line that appears on the published article.
Authors will be asked to sign a copyright agreement to this effect. All authors should agree to the copyright assignment. For jointly authored articles the corresponding author may sign on behalf of co-authors provided that they have obtained the co-authors' consent for copyright assignment. When submitting online, the copyright assignment agreement is considered to be signed when the corresponding author checks the relevant box. The journal contributor agreement can be downloaded here.
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In order to improve our accessibility for people with visual impairments, we are now required to ask authors to provide a brief description known as alt text to describe any visual content such as photos, illustrations or figures. It will not be visible in the article but is embedded into the images so a PDF reader can read out the descriptions. See our guidance on writing alt-text.
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Policy Press uses a custom version of the Harvard system of referencing:
Example of book reference:
Dorling, D. (2010) Injustice: Why social inequality persists, Bristol: Policy Press.
Example of journal reference:
Williamson, E. and Abrahams, HA. (2014) ‘A review of the provision of intervention programmes for female victims and survivors of domestic abuse in the UK’, Journal of Women and Social Work, vol 29, no 1, pp 178-191
Example of chapter within edited / multi-authored publication:
Hester, M. (2012) ‘Globalization, activism and local contexts: Development of policy on domestic violence in China and England’, in MT Segal, EN Chow and V Demos (eds) Social production and reproduction at the interface of public and private spheres, London: Emerald, pp 273-294.
Example of website reference:
Womensaid (2016) What is domestic abuse?, https://www.womensaid.org.uk/information-support/what-is-domestic-abuse/.
Co-Editors
Jon Burnett, University of Hull, UK
Ida Nafstad, Lund University, Sweden
Consulting Editor
Vicky Canning, Bristol University, UK
Interventions Section Editors
Bree Carlton, University of Melbourne, Australia
Agnieszka Martynowicz, Edgehill University, UK
Review Editors
Martin Joormann, Lund University, Sweden
Ashley Rogers, University of Stirling, UK
International Editorial Collective
Biko Agozino, Virginia Tech College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, USA
Vanessa Barker, Stockholm Univerty, Sweden
Andrea Beckmann, Independent Researcher, UK
Emma Bell, Université de Savoie Mont Blanc, France
Gilles Chantraine, University of Lille and the French National Centre for Scientific Research, France
Victoria Cooper, Open University, UK
Mary Corcoran, Keele University, UK
Caglar Dolek, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, USA
Christina Ericson, County Administrative Board of Stockholm County, Sweden
Giulia Fabini, University of Bolgona, Italy
Valeria Ferraris, University of Turin, Italy
Sam Fletcher, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Alejandro Forero Cuellar, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain
Liv S. Gaborit, Lund University, Sweden
Stratos Georgoulas, University of the Aegean, Greece
Joanna Gilmore, University of York, UK
Andrew Jefferson, Danish Institute Against Torture, Denmark
Christos Kouroutzas, University of the Aegean, Greece
Margaret Malloch, University of Stirling, UK
Linda Moore, Univeristy of Ulster, UK
Christina Pantazis, University of Bristol, UK
Laura Piancentini, University of Strathclyde, UK
Ana Rodas, Western Sydney University, Australia
Vincenzo Ruggiero, Middlesex University, UK
Simone Sartoso, University of Sussex, UK
David Scott, Open University, UK
Phil Scraton, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Sophie Serrano, Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Katja Simoncic, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Ann Singleton, University of Bristol, UK
Ragnhild Sollund, University of Oslo, Norway
Lizzy Stanley, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Luca Sterchele, University of Padova, Italy
Steve Tombs, Open University, UK
Sarah van Praet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Valeria Vegh Weis, Freie Universitat Berlin/Buenos Aires University, Germany/Argentina
Aimilia Voulvoul, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Tony Ward, University of Northumbria, UK
Richard Wild, University of Greenwich, UK
Dean Wilson, University of Sussex, UK
Per Jörgen Ystehede, University of Oslo, Norway
Application deadline: 18 October 2023
The Editorial Management Board of Justice, Power and Resistance invites applications for two Co-Editors to join the editorial team of the journal for a period of three years beginning in late 2023.
Justice, Power and Resistance is an international, peer-reviewed journal promoting critical analysis and connecting theory, politics and activism. Working towards social justice, state accountability and decarceration, the journal is primarily a vehicle to make accessible and advance challenging research and scholarship that can be utilised to critically inform contemporary debates and policies. Originally based within the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, the journal invites academics, practitioners and activists to think critically about the concepts of justice and power, and what the implications of these are for the lives of people most affected by social harms. The focus on resistance is reflective of the endeavour to move this critical knowledge to social action, to harness ways that crimes and harms of the powerful in particular can be resisted, and to support wider understandings of how to mitigate penal expansionism and mitigate harms and violence.
Applications are invited for Co-Editors who can support the interdisciplinary and international nature of the journal in their expertise. Prospective applicants may be based in any country worldwide and may apply individually, or make a joint application. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and develop the journal over the coming years. Members of the editorial team work closely together, are very supportive and meet a minimum of three times a year, either in person or virtually, to discuss the business of the journal. We are particularly interested in building a diverse editorial team and editorial collective with good international networks that better reflect the breadth of our intended readership.
Applications should include a short CV (no more than two pages) highlighting relevant experience and a cover letter (up to two pages long) addressing the following:
Please also refer to the Co-Editor Job Description and Personal Specification.
Prospective applicants may like to informally contact the existing Co-Editors or other members of the Selection Committee to discuss the role:
Jon Burnett, Co-Editor, jon.burnett@hull.ac.uk
Ida Nafstad, Co-Editor, ida.nafstad@soclaw.lu.se
Vicky Canning, Consulting Editor, victoria.canning@bristol.ac.uk
Edwina Thorn, BUP Journals Manager, edwina.thorn@bristol.ac.uk
Simone Santorso/ Maryja Šupa, Coordinator, European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control, europeangroupcoordinator@gmail.com
Applications should be sent by email to Edwina Thorn, Journals Manager at Bristol University Press/Policy Press, (Edwina.Thorn@bristol.ac.uk) no later than 18 October 2023.
All applications will be considered by the Selection Committee, and a shortlist of candidates will be interviewed. The selected candidates will enter into contract with Policy Press, the publisher of the journal. An Editorial Assistant, who supports to the day to day work of the journal is provided by the Press.
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